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to left and transversely, while the four
center men should hurl straight
ahead, each taking his turn.
Thia
would allow not more than three tar
gets crossing Dlnsdale's field of vision
at the same time.
,
The gathering on the slope became
as quiet as a tableau. All eyes were
focused on the motionless figure hold
ing both arras balf-ratsed. the head
query.
hack as If making a sun dance vow to
“Let the young man talk for himself
Waknntanka.
through the guns,” he suggested “Two
“Be ready !” Scissors broke the si
Knives Talking does not know how
lence by yelping as a man on ench end
fast and straight Toshunca-nltce can
drew back his arm.
shoot. He only knows about the white
Then one after another the warriors
man.
After my white brother has
hurled dish, mug, or plate, and Dlns-
done his best then the mighty war
dale worked both guns for a total of
chief can show him how a man should
seven shots and dropped his hands to
shoot.”
his side as the last dish scaled to the
Crazy Horse walked away, his head
ground.
It did not seem possible to the spec
bowed. Scissors entered the lodge and
tators that he could have relensed
told Dtnsdale
"I think there's a chance for you to | that number of shots. They had ex
show seme gun play. The chief is t pected to hear distinct detonations,
curious to see what you can do. Too
and instead It had been a blurred,
crackling sound of very brief dura
bad your nerves are shuken to pieces.”
tion. There was something so casual
"Shaken to pieces?” snarled Dlns-
about the whole performance that
dale. "It's this waiting for something
none deemed It possible more than one
to happen that's troubling me. My
hit could have been scored, and that
shooting nerves are always steady."
would be by accident. It was all over
"That's a good talk. I think you'll
so soon there was only one feature
have a chance very soon. The chief
which was recalled—how a tin plate
understands revolvers and rifles but
had deviated from Its gliding flight by
has never seen any fancy revolver
Jumping convulsively.
shooting.”
"Drop your guns,” advised Scissors.
Dlasdale paced about the lodge, his
Dlnsdale did so; then the squaws
body erect, his eyes glowing. To feel
scuttled forward to bring back the
the guns In his hands once more
targets.
Hands patted against Ups.
would do him a world of good. Nor
did Scissors err In estimating the ex Grunts and sharp yelps sounded. Crazy
Horse leaned forward and looked at
tent of the chief's curiosity. Crazy
the
prisoner with new respect. Six of
Horse returned to his own lodge un
the seven shots had registered.
decided whether to have the young
"Did well, son,” murmured Scissors.
man give u
exhibition or not. But
"It's a joke,” replied Dlnsdale. "Not
once he tell to contemplating the two
more than three were In fair position
Colts the i'dea fastened upon him.
at the same time. I was a fool to miss
He was tdwaya ready to learn better
even the one shot. It was a plate,
broadside to, and It shifted to edge-
technique In the handling of llreanns.
Dwelling ».part from the reservation»
on Just as I flred. I'll stick to the
bowl anil mugs next time. Ask the
he had mlksed seeing soldiers iuid of
chief If he wants me to hit the same
ficers at target practice, and bis ac
turget more than once, or a different
quaintance'with the white man’s skill
had been 1 argely limited to aklrralfkies
target with each shot."
Scissors put the question and Crazy
and battles when Individual scores
Horse courteously answered It was for
could not lie followed.
Within th irty minutes after Scissors the young man to decide. He said ft
would be as wakan to hit one target
bad spoken.1 to his companion Little
twice as to hit two targets once. Scis
Big Man called at the lodge and sul-
Isnly announced the prisoners were to sors reminded the chief that Dlnsdale
had five shots left. Then he warned
follow him .1
Dlnsdale;
On the slope leading to the river
"Man on your right has a big bowl.
and the pony herd were gathered the
He'll throw across to your left. Pick
men, wouien, children and most of the
dogs. Afl were waiting with childish
up your guns."
"Let's hope he throws slow and
eagernesii to witness the white man's
high," mumbled Dlnsdale, bending and
Skill. Q-azy Horse was seated apart
from thf- assemblage and had the two seenring the guns.
Despite his condemnation of the
revolver!, on a robe before him. The
spinning plates he could not resist
chief asked:
"Doef the young man wish to show centering one the instant It appeared
overhead, the full surface showing
the Ogislala how to shoot?”
"Heps ready to show them." Scis and making an easy mark. He used
sors answered.
his left-hand gun on this, and within
“How 4°es he want to shoot?" asked
a second split a mug crossing to his
the chief.' “He mutt shoot aw ay from
right with the same gun. Then ap
ua." .
»
peared the big bowl, thrown high and
Scissors repeated this query, to Dlns-
traveling In a broad arc from right
dale.
left. - ru
Firing
the last snot
shot in
In ms
his
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u . mon to ,eu
in g me
T® h
0 ,
. . . .
. .„ a left-hand gun with much deliberation,
.t.n d up the
b®h'nd me and
th ro w , gourds and dishes down the
H,
blending os one.
slope and over my * head. Tha» will
dropped the guns and waited.
let me keep my back to U » people.
Scissors repeated , the suggmtlon to
"W ashto-helogrunted Crazy Horse,
the chief. C rszyKoree reszllly agreed ’»ring me the guns Bring the bowls
to It, and gave an ckder to the specta- aQ
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•
Sclssore carried the revolver» to the
The women ran J_,,
back to tne loo«,*
ioages robe and remarked:
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ni . t M
“Tashunca-ultco now knows my
to secure mugs, bowls and tin plates.
■
warriors with rifles were friend cobid have killed m.ny of Lit-
A dozen
tie Big Man's band had we been look
drawn up behind Dlnsdale ready to
shoot him down did he offer to face ing for a flght Instead of for this vil
Crazy Horse mused over the state
ment for some minutes. He said noth
in * until they were close to the pris
oners’ lodge. Then he spoke and Scis
sors turned to listen.
"Tashunca-ultco has the young man's
guns. Do they really ssy he can fire
them better than Tashunca-ultco?”
Scissors smiled as If amused at the
about before dropping the revolvers lage."
to the ground. Scissors explained all | “He »as caught with ills guns in
this, and Dlnsdt.le curtly answered: I his belt." spoke up Little Big Man.
“Then let htm have the empty guns
" I understand. But I wiant to look
at the guns and see If they are all In his belt and let Little Big Man
show Tashunca-ultco how he surprised
right before I commence.”
the white man.” challenged Scissors.
Crazy Horse unloaded tlie weapons
This appealed to Crazy Horse, who
and took them to Dlnsdale k id watched
him closely az he spun tin • cylinders nodded It should be done, the capture
being acted In pantomime. Little Big
and tested the trigger action.
“I am ready to load," he told Scis Man. as master of ceremonies, arro
gantly Insisted that Dinsdale should
sors.
•
He faced down the slope an d reached stand with his back to the red men
a hnnd behind him for the cartridges and should not attempt to draw a
weapon until Little Big Man whistled.
Crazy Horse banded these to Scissors
and hurried back 'io his blank et. Scis Dlnsdale dutifully turned his back and
sors fed them fato the outstretched Little Big Man and his braves began
hand and Dlnsds le examined etich crit crawling forward
Scissors bit his lips In anger at Lit
ically before sV.pplng It l» t° ■ cb* 1“'
tle Big Man's portrayal of the capture.
ber At last V e was ready and
with the got» s half-raised, bln head He was making the spectators betteva
the white men knew nothing of the
tilted back » o as to catch an eany
Indian's appearance until the daeky
sight of the targets as they flew over
hands were all but on them. At lest
his head.
an the half-circle of braves were
The men with the rifles crouched stretching out bauds to haul Pinedale
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feet
of
him.
while
those
within Ur-».
eboesa tc fh ow the targets stood »otne te the ground Little Big Man whistle^
Ten men w^re and Dlnsdale leaped from them and
away.
fifteen
gourds sod turned shout while bis feet were clear
throw
picked
And tne
the two gun"
guns « n s
•7
‘
‘
. , n»rsl dis- of the ground
ground. Ann
«shea
Te prevent a too gene .
, 1Dnl#<
charge of r a -gets Crazy Horse o d red
Versed
that three
men on each end ef we
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there was aone
sf - - tk *
UBt should ptlirow
turn., i n ”“ r^ * j
n
onlookers who did net concede & e ed to watch Sorrel Horse go through
victory to the white man.
hts morning custom of hanging his
HU gun medicine Is very wakan ' medicine bag to the medicine pole out-
called out Crazy Horse as he waved , side the entrance.
the warriors back from eoattawtog
"It Is time," mumbled Sorrel Horse
their attack "Bring me the ( i n s
| without looking at the white man. “The
Taking them from Scissors he ponies are ready. Two Knives Talk-
walked back to his lodge.
I lng will pay for them now?”
The prisoners returned to the lodge,
“He comes to pay. But the medl-
followed at a respectful distance by cine will not work until he has reachec
the Indians and guarded by the aha- ■ the ponlea”
etta, village police. Little Big Man
Sorrel Horse led him Into the lodge
was much chagrined.
His compan and dropped the flap, and said:
ions ware convinced his Ufe had been
"The young white man w ill bo very
at the mercy of the young white » s o | sick when you go back to him. H i
rlor, and secretly he was sdattMag the . will be sick from eating too much meat
fact himself. As they were passing ! Two Knives Talking «111 stay by hi a
the lodge of Sorrel Horse the Ujedl- i to make him welL He cannot I chv *
clne man stuck out his head and an his sick brother to watch Sbunea-luti
nounced :
I break Jugs on the open place outside
"Shunca-luta bat been trying bis | the village. AU the Ogalala will want
new medicine. He tried very hard. to see the new medicine. While they
He told It to help the white men to watch, the white men will go amony
shoot."
the bluffs and follow the pony trnl
"It made him miss a very easy shot,” south where they will find ponies hob
Scissors hurled back at him. "It Is bled and feeding. Two guns are then
a very weak medicine Just now. It and a bundle of dried meat Now
mutt grow big before It can break wUl the white man pay?"
Jugs.”
And he potnted to an array of Jug!
The medicine-man vanished.
and severul kettles filled with water.
When this exchange had
Scissors picked up a Jug and found
plained to Dinsdale he angrily
It filled to within a few inches of th<
Bounced him.
mouth. He examined the stopper tt
“The cheap bluffer 1 Trying to get make sure It would exclude all air an<
credit on another man’s work.
I'm the« handed It to 8orrel Horse and
more scared of that snake than I am 1 told him to cork the Jug and break li
of the chief."
by striking the stopper with his fist
"You needn't be scared of him at Sorrel Horse nervously followed la
all. I've bought him, I tell yeu. He struotions and was much cast dowi
must learn how to break Jugs and he w hen nothing happened.
can only learn on our terms, and he
" It Is because you have no medlcln«
knows It.”
of your own," explained Scissors
“You must teach bin the trick be "Now I wUl give you a medicine."
fore you get the ponies; after that
And he removed the stopper and
what Is there to stop htm from desert pointed It to tbe earth, the sky anc
ing us?" asked Dtusdale.
“I don't the four winds. Then with a mug hi
trust him.”
dipped wnter from a kettle and filled
"Nor I, except In this one thing I
the Jug to overflowing and gently In
know how troubled he Is. After I've sorted the end of the stopper until II
shown him the mysteries of hydraulic 1 stood upright
pressure It will remain Just as much
"Now strike," he commanded.
a miracle to him ua It was when the
Sorrel Horse obeyed, and this tlm»
Jug broke In his hands. He w ill be (he hydrnulic pressure rewarded hb
lieve it will refuse to work for him efforts and brought a glare of trluiupl
If he plays us false. It's to bis In to his eyes. His chest expanded and
terests for ns to get away. When he he softly boasted:
tries the trick he doesn't want us
•'They say he will have a new name
around to say we told him bow to do They say he can break Jugs."
It, and then proceed to prove It by
Scissors eyed him suspiciously and
showing others how to do It. You’re pulled forward another Jug, only halt
feeling better, aren't you?" The last full, and releasing the stopper curtly
as he noted the sparkle In Dlnsdale's directed:
eyes and the uplifted chin.
"Break that Jug.”
"It was having the old guns In my
Sorrel Horse confidently struck the
hands again and being allowed to use
stopper and the Jug remained Intact.
them," he muttered. " If I couW only
As the medicine man hung his head
have them back and be mounted on
In bitter disappointment Scissors told
a good nag! I'd ride through this whole
him :
rat trap of a village. It'e the danger
“I have token the medicine awny
of being killed in a corner, with no
from you so you will know It Is iny
show of fighting back, that takes the
medicine and will not work If I do not
heart out of me.”
“I'm wakan wltshasha. Everything get away from the village. Now I will
will come out all right. Sorrel Horse give the medicine hack to you. Bring
will fix It so we can steal away to the water and fill this broken Jug."
As he spoke he fitted the two pieces
ponies within two days.
"Why does he wait and risk our together, the cleavage being clean, and
being snagged by some word from held them In place while Sorrel llnrse
with trembling hands lifted a kettle
High Wolf?”
Scissors sighed and shook his head. and poured In the wnter. When the
“It's the Indian In him. He’s as Jug could hold no more Scissors re
keen to hare us go as we are to go. vealed the climax of the medicine by
But he can't change his nature. He's teaching the medicine man how to
got some plan In his head and he’s work gently In Inserting the stopper
working It out. His elk dream Is port deep enough to remain In place and
of It. His being away In the hills yet to prevent any air pressure on
Is a part of it. He must take so many the mouth; only he said nothing about
steps In this particular dance even pressure, ns the Indian would not
have understood. Sorrel Horse simply
If It costs his own life. But remem
understood the manipulation of the
ber this; He has much influence with
stopper whs the wnknn way of doing
the braves and squaws. They fear
It. Had he been told to plug the Jug
him. He'll be one of the first to know
while one hand was held high nhove
If there Is a smoke-signal, or lisrd-
his bead his faith would hnve been as
rldlng messenger. In case of either
great and the mystery no more pro
he'll rush things. I believe that he
will begin to pick up all tbs loosa found.
“Now lift It by the handle,” »aid
threads tomorrow. Then It's a hard
Scissor*
rids and the Lord help us I"
The hand of Sorrel Horse shook con
vulslvely and he could scarcely grip
CHAPTER X I
hts fingers about the handle. He was
on the threshold of conquering the
The Show-Down.
On the second morning after Dlne- greatest mystery he had ever attempt
dale's exhibition of markzmanahto ed. To have Tunkan break a Jug In
hts hands had been astounding. But
Scissors Jumped from his couch and
to be permitted by the stone god to
announced:
break a Jug and then fill It with wnter
"Something will happen today.
I
and then to break It a second time sur
feel It. The waiting Is ended. I nm
passed his wildest dreams of «Izard
wakan wltshasha, and I know Die wait
ing will be ended today. Get up and
be ready for whatever happens We
have much to do."
Dlnsdale sprang to bis feet, crylngt
"Show me something to do.
It
seems as If I had been in this cursed
place a million years. What shall I
dor
"First, eat your breakfast The girl
It bringing It now. I must see Sorrel
Horse and finish our trad«»"
"How do you happen te know so
much about Injuns?” curiously asked
Dlnsdale after the girl had placed
the food on a robe and had departed.
“Played with Sioux boys when I was
a boy. After I became wukim I forgot
lots of things, but what 1 learned
about Indians seems to h a w remained
with me
Sometimes I find myself
singing some of tbelr did songs, songs
I hadn’t thought of for yenrr "
They made abort work of the ratal,
and Scissors »aid:
"HU ok by the
lodge, m finish my talk with Sorrel
Horse very quick.”
"Add you said there was work to
do,” grumbled Dlnsdale.
"Ve'vw spent our lest might here If
we’re ever to see Deadwood City
again,” assured Yclsaora.
At these
words Dlnsdale became nervously alert
The Medicine-Man Stood Holding It,
His 8mall Eyes Protruding.
and eager.
| The Inmates of the-vlllsge no longer
svolded Scissors, or pretended not to white men. Tunkan will hear you.
see h im ; but he knew there was only Break the Jug by taking out the ntop-
one man In the village who did not P * ."
Of course the Jug collapsed and tlie
wish to see him writhing under the
water escaped once the plug was re
<'galals knives. He walked slroleew
Scissors advised :
ly among the lodges end approached moved
"Have the little water-girl help yon
the lodge yf Sorrel a oree la a casual
bold the Jug when you fill IL Be sure
manner. On reachiag it Scissor* call
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OCT. 22. 1924
PACE J
HALSEY ENTER PR ISE
ry Even Silting Bull, himself, could
not do IL
He lifted on the handle and the Jug
rose front the ground and remained In
tact. The medicine man stood bolding
It, hit small eyes protruding, his
breath coming in gasps and tbe sweet
oozing from his copper forehead a t he
felt tbe close presence of the gods
Scissors explained tbe wakan way was
always to place the Jug on a smooth,
evel spot Under his directions the
medicine man lowered the Jug to thh
ground.
Scissor* took his paper and scissor*
and cut out two ponies, each having
* whlto rider, and laid the pictures
m the ground and solemnly directed:
"Now If your heart 1* clean, now If
you will do as you have said bv tbe
it stands on a level place. I f a Jut
breaks in more than two pieces do not
try to fill It. Such a Jug Is weak and
does not please Tunkan. Two Knives
Talking goes te look after his slCk
brother.”
(To be continued)
N ews Notes
Men’s Cbriattsa association home.
Secretary Hoover spent his boyhood
days in Salem.
Five robbers attempted to hold up
the Oeorge W. Bates A Co. bank at
Williams avenue and Kaott street la
Portland, but were routed by Andy
G. Larson, traffic policeman, after a
gun battle In which a schoolgirl was
wouadod by a stray shot.
B. K. Lawson of Wedderburn was
re-elected president of tbe Coos-Curvy-
Del Norte reuatiee gopd roads aaao-
clatien at the coavUntloa la Brook
ings. Tbe association appointed com
mittees to watch construction of the
Roosevelt highway through Curry
county.
One fatality was due to an Indus
trial accident In Oregon during tbe
week ending October IS. according to
a report prepared by tbe state In
dustrial aorldent commission.
The
victim was John Brewster, wlachman,
with headquarters at Bandon. A total
of 60« accidents was reported.
Charles 8. Rudeen, ez-commtaaloner
(Continued from page 1)
and chairman of the Multnomah coun
Competitive civil service examina
ty board, was freed of the charge of
tlons will be held November 15 to
accepting bribe money from Robert E.
select postmasters tor Philomath and .
KremorH through a verdict of acquittal
Rainier.
ordered by Circuit Judge Morrow at
Voters' registration record* of pre Portland. The Judge said the state’s
vious years In Clackamas county were evidence was too weak to Justify con
smashed th l* year. The total reglstra ! tinuance of the trial.
tlon la 17.489,
In honor of Samuel K. Barlow, Ore
The Eugene Fruit Growers' asso-1
gon pioneer who built the famous Bar-
elation has shipped 314 tons. 15 car low road over the Cascade mountains
loads, of canned string beans during Into western Oregon, a bronze tablet
the past season.
.
I has been erected by the Son* and
Rev. J. Bogstad was elected presi Daughter* of Oregon Pioneers on a
dent of the Orsgon conference of th o ! large boulder Just eaet of Government
Lutheran church at the circuit con camp and on tbe route of tbe old
fereace held In Bend.
road whtek has now been supplanted
A summary of the Clatsop county by the new Mount Hood Loop high
1924 assessment roll shows valuations way.
of «36,957,53?. This Is a drop of «796,
Crews of the Oilpln Construction
000 from tbe 1923 roll.
company are pourlDg concrete on the
Pioneers and sobs and daughters of last three pier* of the Waukoma In
pioneers of southern Oregon held their terstate bridge, which will span the
48th annual reunion In Jacksonville Columbia river between Hood River
and White Salmon, Wash. The bridge
with more than 300 present.
Is completed from tbe Oregon shore
Mrs. Nancy House Brown, who
crossed the plains to Oregon In 1850. * distance of 2444 feet. Only 868 feel
settling with her family at Sublimity, of steelwork remains to be placed. It
is anticipated the structure will be
died at Falls City, aged 80 years.
completed early In December.
The Sutamer Lake Irrigation dis
A. J. Jaenloke of tho forest service
trlct has Just sold another bond Issue
is In southern Oregon to undertake
of «100,000 to a San Francisco bond
the third annual survey of the large
house at 90 casts on the dollar.
piue area In which pine beetle out
Rodney Baird. 12, son of Mr. and breaks occurred In renent years. Tbe
Mrs. Baird of Halfway, died from con three-year fight undertaken by the
cussion of the braju after being struck government and timber owners to ex
on the head by a batted baseball.
terminate the beetle In about 1,000,000
A new concrete log dump, to coat acros of yellow pine la rapidly ending.
several hundred dollars, will be con It waa stated. The sum of «200,000
structed at the sawmill in Springfield has been spent In eradloatlon.
of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company.
A total of 07.641 persons enjoyed
Tbe water bond election to raise
*25,000 for Installation of a water
system in Garibaldi carried with but
one dissenting vote out of a total of
92.
At a recent meeting of the Lake
County
Woolgrowers*
association
wages of sheepherders In Lake coud
ty were reduced from «100 to «75 per
month.
The public service commission has
entered upon a series of hearings to
the end of adopting a uniform sys
tem of accounting for all automobile
stage lines operating In Oregon.
recreational privileges la the Wluslaw
national forest during the laat sum
mer season, according to an estimate
la a report glvun out at tho Eugene
office of the forest. Tbe estimated
number of person* who registered at
hotels la the various forest districts
on recreation Is 2U0, campers number
ed 7141, hikers 600 and transient
motorists 59,8u0. according to the r*-
port.
DELBERT STARR
fu n e ra l D irector and
censed Em balm er
L i
Governor Pierce granted conditional
pardons to Philip Forrester and Pas Efficient Service.
Motor Hearts.
quelto Lombardo, prisoners la thy
Ladv Attendant.
Oregon state penitentiary, to that they Brownsville___ ___ __________ Oregon
may be deported by lmmlgratloa of
fictals.
Byron Robertson, who escaped from
the state penitentiary flax fields at
W L. W R IG H T
Salem July 14. has been apprehended '
Mortician & Funeral Director
et Washington, D. C., and will be
llaltey and Harrisburg
returned to Salem to serve out his
Call D T a ylo r . Halsey, or
W. L. W atotiT. Harrisburg
unexplred term.
Oregon postmasters Dave been ap
pointed as follows: Mrs. Delight E
Beckman. Holdman, Um atilla county;
Martin Bauerflend. Morgan, Morrow
county;
Mrs
Emma F. Denham.
Promise, Wallowa county.
W
e b,v*a Sawmill
„tne.
south of Brownsville, in good road.
Will Htw out vour order for 91 5 A0
High school pupil* In Deschutes
a thousand. Delivered
$18.
rounty will cast a practice vote at
Shannon A Martin, K, 2, Hnleey.
the general election November 4 as
(he result of an arrangement made
by J. H. Haner, county clerk to
furnish the student* with ballot*.
Two million Chinook salmon egg*
have been delivered to the fish hatch
ery at Enterprise, In Wallowa county,
by Frank Mlnney, In charge of the
hatchery on the McKenzie river. The
eggs will be hatched at Enterprise.
James M. Snider. 35, a trapper and
packer residing near Peel, was shot
and Instantly killed by hl* stepson.
Fred Parazoo, 23. who said, followlnv
his surrender to the county officers,
that the shot was fired In self-defense.
The new connecting link between
the east, and west side Pacific high
way* by way of Albany and Corvallis
was formally opened Friday
Some
300 automobiles gathered at Albany
and made up a caravan over tbe new
pavement.
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com
merce, telegraphed from Washington
to Asletn «100 to be used la con
skuuljoa S i the proposed new Young
BARBER
SHOP
Firsl-class Work
J. W
STEFnSNSON
A D M IN IS T R A T O R ’S NO TIC E
of Hearing ol Pinal Account
Notice is hereby giveu that the final
account of A. O. Wsirgener as sdmtnis-
trater ci tlie e»t»te of John F. Waggen-
er. deceased, has teen filed in the Coun
ty Court of Linn County. State of Ore
gon. ami that the 10th day ol Novero.
ter, 1124, at the hour of 10 o'clock a-
III.,
has leen duly appointed by said
Court for the hearing of objections to
said final account and the settlement
(hereof, at which time any person inter
i-sted in said estate may appear and file
objections thereto in writing and con
test the same.
Dated and first published Oct. 8. 1924.
A. G. W aoc . in k b .
Administrate» of the Estate.
AMOR A. rcssiwo, A tt’y for Adin r.